Vita Vea was all smiles despite getting one of his front teeth knocked out Sunday.
The Buccaneers’ defensive tackle was shown grinning and pointing to his bloody new gap on the sidelines after he lost a tooth while being blocked by Colts guard Mark Glowinski in the first half.
Vea’s helmet appeared to be coming off before contact — with his facemask rising above his mouth — enabling a direct hit by Glowinski’s helmet into Vea’s face to dislodge one of his teeth.
The replay of the play led to this exchange between Fox play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt and analyst Greg Olsen:
“Oh, he lost a tooth,” Burkhardt said.
“And he’s smiling. That’s the best part. Oh my gosh,” Olsen added.
“Does the tooth fairy come for 26 year olds? I’m just asking. That is unbelievable,” Burkhardt said.